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Sneak peek: ‘Mary Poppins’ takes stage at Dubai Opera

Award-winning musical ‘Mary Poppins’ takes stage at Dubai Opera from May 1 to 25. Here’s what to expect. (Video filmed and produced by Nilanjana Gupta)

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Move over ‘Salt Bae’, meet ‘Meat Prof’ in Dubai

Turkish Chef Cüneyt Asan, or ‘the fastest butcher in the world’ opened his restaurant Gunaydin in Dubai’s Souk Al Bahar in December 2016. Also famously known as the ‘professor of meat’, he taught the viral ‘Salt Bae’, and many others, how to chop meat. (Video filmed and produced by Nilanjana Gupta)  

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Durga puja on wheels for cancer patients in West Bengal

By Nilanjana Gupta Barasat: While thousands rush to the pandals to catch a glimpse of goddess durga, there are some who can’t make it to the durga puja pandals. Here at the Barasat cancer hospital, it’s anything but celebration. For the patients fighting for their lives, taking part in durga puja festivities, is too much to […]

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Ban likely on animal shows, circus industry struggles to survive

My story for CNN-IBN: Once the favourite form of entertainment for families on holidays, the 130-year-old Indian circus industry is struggling to survive. CNN-IBN’s Nilanjana Gupta finds out what the circuses are doing to remain in business even as the government considers banning all animal performances.

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3 Australians on 3,500 km tour for Bangalore’s underprivileged kids

My story for CNN-IBN: Three friends from Australia have taken up the task of imparting education to underprivileged children in Bangalore, even if that means a fairly dangerous adventure of driving an auto rickshaw from Shillong to Jaisalmer.

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The end of race-based affirmative action?

The end of race-based affirmative action? This show, produced during my internship with Al Jazeera English, was broadcast on the channel’s leading current affairs programme ‘Inside Story’.  The discussion is about the issues behind affirmative action, as US Supreme Court justices challenged the practice at universities. I pitched the story idea, suggested the questions, guests, […]

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D.C. Tech Experts Question LivingSocial Tax Break

By Nilanjana Gupta (Washington D.C.) – On Tuesday, the District voted to give LivingSocial a big tax break, and in doing so is keeping the successful daily deal company in town. Going to such lengths to favoring a single company has put D.C. at risk of sidelining many others in the local tech community. Six […]

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D.C. Council To Vote On Capital Gains Tax Breaks

By Nilanjana Gupta (Washington D.C.) – LivingSocial, the local company that offers daily e-deals to D.C. residents, is a booming business, making it one of the most profitable tech companies to come out of Washington. Keeping the successful company local is costing the city millions, however. D.C. Council votes on a bill Tuesday offering breaks […]

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Low Mortgage Rates Prompt D.C. Area Home Sales

By Nilanjana Gupta (Washington D.C.) – For more than a year, Sally Swift was renting a house in Silver Spring. But last month, she decided to buy it. “I suspect we would have purchased no matter what the mortgage rate was, but the idea that it was as low, has it made it clear it […]

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July 4th — the deadliest for teen drivers, but not in the DC region

By Nilanjana Gupta (Washington D.C.) – As you get ready for picnics, parades and fireworks, keep in mind that July 4th is one of the worst days for teenage traffic fatalities. But, the DC region seems to be bucking the trend. In 2010, traffic statistics show a 43% decrease in teenage road deaths in Virginia […]

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